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In Reply to: New wheel question...opinions? posted by Stan on June 30, 2000 at 09:53:56:
My feelings are the car came from the factory with the same size all around.
Unless you have significantly increased the horsepower...... why bother with wider on the back. I defer to the factory.
Drawbacks are obviously rotation problems...... and what if you have a flat...???????
Looks are a consideration...... however the cost of tires and not being able to rotate......flats.....far outweigh looks.
I would also suggest that if you are going to change tires and wheels that you go the entire route and change all five.
Steve
: Ok folks, here's a new question about wheel upgrades and I'd appreciate your opinions.
: There are two schools of thought regarding wheel sizes, 1) keep them all the same size, and 2) wider wheels in the back. Some folks have put the same size all around (say 18x8.5 for example) and others go with wider rears. I've heard two thoughts on #1 - talking with the folks at Dinan, their opinion is that the car is so heavy, that you want the same contact patch all around. The other thought is that it's easier to rotate tires if they're all the same (especially if your running directional tires).
: The obvious thought on having wider rears is putting more power to the ground and maintaining stability through larger contact patch.
: So, I'm soliciting your opinions - same size all around vs. wider in the rear (and please don't quote those stupid car commercials - "Wider is Better".)
: Appreciatively,
: Stan C.
: '92 850iA
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